Updates From Superman, Doctor Who, and More

James Gunn discusses why David Corenswet’s Superman wears his costume. A24 has nabbed Margaret Qualley’s new Victorian horror. Russell T. Davies teases a scary new episode of Doctor Who. Plus, what’s coming on Invincible Fight Girl. ‘Tis the season to be spoiling!

Superman

During a recent interview with Screen Rant, James Gunn revealed David Corenswet’s Superman purposefully dresses like a professional wrestler to appeal to children’s sensibilities.

One of the things David said is that Superman wants kids to not be afraid of him. He’s an alien. He’s got these incredible powers. He shoots beams out of his eyes, can blow a truck over. He’s this incredibly powerful, could be considered a scary individual, and he wants people to like him. He wants to be a symbol of hope and positivity. So he dresses like a professional wrestler, he dresses in a way that makes people unafraid of him, that shows that positivity. That really clicked in for me.

Hurry Up Tomorrow

Bloody-Disgusting reports Hurry Up Tomorrow, the upcoming horror movie starring The Weeknd, Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan, is now scheduled for a May 16, 2025 release date.

The Running Man/Vicious

According to Deadline, Paramount has moved Edgar Wright’s remake of The Running Man forward a couple weeks and is now scheduled for a Nov. 7, 2025 release date. Meanwhile, Vicious, the horror film starring Dakota Fanning previously scheduled for a February 28, 2025 release, has been removed from the company’s schedule entirely.

Victorian Psycho

Deadline also reports A24 has acquired the rights to Victorian Psycho starring Margaret Qualley and Thomasin McKenzie.

Grafted

A high schooler begins tooling with her father’s experimental skin procedure in order to become popular in the trailer for Grafted, coming to Shudder this January 24.

Cobra Kai

Co-showrunner Jon Hurwitz confirmed he’s “actively working on” a Cobra Kai spinoff series in a new Twitter post.

I hope so. Actively working on it. #CobraKai https://t.co/alfm9ux8zm

— Jon Hurwitz (@jonhurwitz) December 22, 2024

Doctor Who

Speaking with GamesRadar+, Russell T. Davies stated an upcoming episode of Doctor Who guest-starring Rose Ayling-Ellis could be the series’ “scariest episode” yet.

We’ve got a story with Rose Ayling-Ellis in the lead. She’s the lead in one episode which is stunning, I think it’s our scariest episode, it’s absolutely terrifying, she’s magnificent in it… to see Ncuti with her.

Relatedly, Ncuti Gatwa promises his Doctor will wear a kilt again in a new Q&A ahead of this year’s Christmas special.

Invincible Fight Girl

Finally, Toonami has released a trailer for next week’s episode of Invincible Fight Girl.

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